Wenger’s delicate talisman has gone on to need ankle surgery, a knee operation, suffered a hairline foot fracture in 2009 and then missed a staggering 47 matches over 247 days last season after a hairline crack in his calf bone.

The former Bolton loanee has been sidelined throughout his career for 890 days missing out on 154 matches for the Gunners.

He will now be hoping to recover quickly in time for the north Londoners’ first game of the season against Liverpool in two weeks time and go on to have a full, uninterrupted season at the Emirates.